Basketball Game Preview: Fort Zumwalt East Lions vs. Fort Zumwalt North Panthers

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Previous Games

02/09/24 - Away	38-23 W
01/19/24 - Home	51-39 W
02/10/23 - Away	39-28 W
01/20/23 - Away	34-28 W
02/18/20 - Away	61-62 L
+ 5 more games

Fort Zumwalt East and Fort Zumwalt North are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lions challenge the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Fort Zumwalt East and seven for Fort Zumwalt North.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-31, which was the final score in Fort Zumwalt East's tilt against Timberland on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the T-Wolves are ranked 140th).

Meanwhile, Fort Zumwalt North lost to Visitation Academy at home by a 71-57 margin on Thursday.

Fort Zumwalt East's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Fort Zumwalt North, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.

Fort Zumwalt East strolled past Fort Zumwalt North in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 38-23. Does Fort Zumwalt East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Zumwalt North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.